Chapter 109 Taken Advantage by an Uncle (2)

When Yan Xu saw Mo Linyuan arrive, he stared blankly for a moment before his expression became emotionless once more. After a long while, he calmed his giddy mood and gently placed Ye Mu down.

He then said to Mo Linyuan in an ambiguous manner, “Have you settled your matters? Seeing that you’re already here, then that should be the case. I’ll be taking my leave now,” he rambled in one breath, not caring for the other party’s reply at all.

Mo Linyuan’s expression was extremely unsightly. Although he was like Yan Xu, where the habit of concealing his emotions was born to him, for some reason when he saw Yan Xu carrying Ye Mu, he felt an intense feeling—the urge to kill this miscreant!

It was as if someone was trying to take her away, and someone actually dared to take her away!

The more his feelings threatened to burst to the surface, the more obvious it became. And this deep hostility made Yan Xu frown in confusion.

He saw that Mo Linyuan did not say anything in reply, so he left directly without giving his goodbyes. The instant he passed by Mo Linyuan, he heard the youth say, “I don’t need you to protect me anymore. As well as her. There’s no need to be by her side any longer.”

Yan Xu paused for a moment. There was an indescribable feeling of loss that welled up in his heart, but his mouth only opened to lightly say, “That would be for the best.”

Then he left.

Ye Mu, the spectator, could only think, ‘Are you telling me, Mo Linyuan brought his men out and asked Yan Xu to protect her in his stead? Since when did his relationship with Yan Xu become this good?

Just when Ye Mu was at a loss, Mo Linyuan walked over to her side. In the next second, he reached out his hand to wipe her face.

Eh? What’s wrong with her face?

Mo Linyuan, locked in a perpetual frown, wiped her forehead a few times. Her delicate, white face was clearly devoid of anything, but he still felt very uncomfortable.

But because her face was very tender, after a few brushes it had already became red. He pursed his lips and asked Ye Mu in a serious tone, “Should we wash your face?”

“Huh?” Ye Mu somewhat embarrassedly wiped her face. Why was he so affected? She was still a child. Mo Linyuan, it’s normal for adults to kiss a child from cuteness! I’ve also done this before! She wanted to say.

“It’s nothing, I’ve wiped it clean…” Ye Mu spoke with an indifferent tone, only to see Mo Linyuan continue staring at her face with a stern expression.

She suddenly felt awkwardness wash over her. “I… I’ll go wash my face now!”

After hearing that she was going to comply, Mo Linyuan’s slightly pale face, finally had a hint of a small smile. “Good girl.”

Ye Mu walked away in a daze. It was strange–she was obviously the one who was raising him, but why did it feel like the situation has reversed this time, and he was being the adult?

After that day, the situation in the Yue country had only became even more tense. Ye Mu had never seen Yan Xu after that visit with his mother, and even Mo Linyuan could not be seen.

One night there was a sudden fire on the horizon. It was strong and huge, lighting up a good part of the sky.

Dong dong dong dong dong— the sound of running, screaming and killing rang out within the palace.

What was going on? Had the people from outside finally rushed in?

Ye Mu, woken up by this sudden clamor, immediately got up from the bed.

The imperial palace of the Yue country had more than ten thousand soldiers of the imperial army guarding inside. Their arrangement and station would change every so often.

However, there were specific conditions for this change. It was, if one could obtain the forbidden map of the Imperial army, they would be able to move the imperial army by their will. Other than that, the Imperial army only listened to the reigning emperor’s orders.

They were the last line of defense of the Imperial City during times of danger, and she didn’t hear any large-scale movements from outside her bedroom.

What’s happening?

The moment Ye Mu opened the door, a man appeared in front of her.

She knew this person, “What happened?” Ye Mu asked bizarrely.

Zhang Yuan, who was covered in blood, had a serious expression on his face. “The general’s mutinity!”